וְאַתֶּ֨ם

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 וְאַתֶּ֨ם

   ve-a-TEM

   and you {pl.}
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וְאַתֶּ֨ם בֵּֽית־יִשְׂרָאֵ֞ל

   ve-a-TEM BET-yis-ra-EL

   and you {pl.} house of Israel
3. clause🔊 וְאַתֶּ֨ם בֵּֽית־יִשְׂרָאֵ֞ל כֹּ֣ה־אָמַ֣ר אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהֹוִ֗ה אִ֤ישׁ גִּלּוּלָיו֙ לְכ֣וּ עֲבֹ֔דוּ וְאַחַ֕ר אִם־אֵינְכֶ֖ם שֹׁמְעִ֣ים אֵלַ֑י

   ve-a-TEM BET-yis-ra-EL KO-a-MAR a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI ISH gil-lu-LAV le-KHU a-VO-DU ve-a-KHAR im-EN-khem sho-me-IM e-LAI

   and you {pl.} house of Israel thus said Lord LORD a man or each one his idols go {pl.} serve {pl.} and afterward if you {pl.} are not listening to me
4. sentence🔊 וְאַתֶּ֨ם בֵּֽית־יִשְׂרָאֵ֞ל כֹּ֣ה־אָמַ֣ר אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהֹוִ֗ה אִ֤ישׁ גִּלּוּלָיו֙ לְכ֣וּ עֲבֹ֔דוּ וְאַחַ֕ר אִם־אֵינְכֶ֖ם שֹׁמְעִ֣ים אֵלַ֑י וְאֶת־שֵׁ֤ם קָדְשִׁי֙ לֹ֣א תְחַלְּל֔וּ־ע֖וֹד בְּמַתְּנֹתֵיכֶ֖ם וּבְגִלּוּלֵיכֶֽם׃

   ve-a-TEM BET-yis-ra-EL KO-a-MAR a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI ISH gil-lu-LAV le-KHU a-VO-DU ve-a-KHAR im-EN-khem sho-me-IM e-LAI ve-ET-SHEM kod-SHI LO te-khal-le-LU-OD be-mat-te-no-TE-khem u-ve-gil-lu-LE-khem

   and you {pl.} house of Israel thus said Lord LORD a man or each one his idols go {pl.} serve {pl.} and afterward if you {pl.} are not listening to me and {the} name of my holy {name} not you {pl.} shall profane no more yet or again with your {pl.} gifts and with your {pl.} idols

Exegesis

The verse opens with ve’atem {וְאַתֶּם | wəʾattem} addressing the audience, followed by the corporate construct beit-yisrael {בֵּית־יִשְׂרָאֵל | bêṯ yiś-rāʾēl}.